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2020-21: One of three players to appear in all 22 games and the only player to start in all 22 contests … Ranked second on the team in scoring (10.8) and rebounding (5.9) while leading the team with 17 blocks on the season … Scored 10+ points in 13 games, including a season-high 23 points at Purdue Fort Wayne (Jan. 9) … Finished the game against the Mastodons 10-for-15 from the field and 3-for-4 from 3-point range … Recorded a pair of double-doubles on the year, finishing with 16 points and 11 rebounds against Purdue Fort Wayne (Jan. 8) and 12 points and 10 rebounds at Youngstown State (Jan. 22) … His final basket against the Penguins was a game-winning tip-in to give the Flames a 67-66 victory … Fell three points shy of a third double-double with seven points and a career-high 13 rebounds against Green Bay (Feb. 19) … Had back-to-back five-assist performances against Oakland and Purdue Fort Wayne to match a career high.

2019-20: One of three Flames to appear in all 35 games, making 34 starts … Finished the season fourth on the team in scoring (9.3) and second in rebounding (5.0) while his 35 total blocks were tied for the team high … Ranked third on the team in steals with 25 … Scored a career-high 25 points in a win over Purdue Fort Wayne (Dec. 7), tied for the highest single-game scoring performance this year on the team … Finished the game 10-for-11 from the field and 3-for-4 from 3-point range while adding five rebounds … Recorded his first-ever double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds on the road at Bradley (Nov. 16) … Added a career-high 12 rebounds against Green Bay (Feb. 8), and brought in 10 rebounds in the regular season finale against Oakland (Feb. 29) … Blocked a career-high five shots in a win over Robert Morris, the most blocks by an individual in a game since Tai Odiase swatted away six on March 3, 2018.

2018-19: Appeared in all 32 games, making five starts … Averaged 6.7 points and 3.1 rebounds in 21.9 minutes per game off the bench … Set career-highs in points (16) and field goals (7) against Green Bay (Jan. 19) before matching those totals against Northern Kentucky (Feb. 3) … Played a career-high 33 minutes in a 76-75 win at IUPUI (Feb. 9) … Scored in double figures in nine games during the season … Tied a career-best with three made three-pointers against Radford (Nov. 9) … Was a perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line in a win over Incarnate Word (Dec. 17) while also setting a new career-best with three blocks … Made first career start against Duquesne (Nov. 12) and added starts against Wright State (Dec. 28), Northern Kentucky (Dec. 30), IUPUI (Jan. 4) and Green Bay (Jan. 19) ... Named a Horizon League Sixth Man of the Year award nominee.

2017-18: Appeared in all 36 games and averaged 12.9 minutes per game off the bench ... Averaged 20.8 minutes per game during the final six games of the season and 21.5 per game during the CollegeInsider.com Tournament ... Collected career-high three offensive rebounds in CIT win at Austin Peay (March 21) ... Scored eight points with two 3-pointers in CIT opener against Saint Francis (March 14) ... Played Made season-high three 3-pointers and scored personal-best 11 points against Detroit Mercy (Feb. 19) ... Grabbed career-high seven rebounds in road win at Green Bay (Feb. 16) ... Swiped two steals at Detroit Mercy (Feb. 4) ... Made go-ahead 3-pointer to beat first-half buzzer at Cleveland State, giving UIC lead for good (Jan. 20) ... Tallied nine points on four field goals at Northern Kentucky (Dec. 30) ... Enjoyed career highs in assists (4) and minutes (26) against Trinity Christian (Dec. 23) ... Scored first collegiate points (4) vs. Delaware State (Nov. 16) ... Made UIC debut and played two minutes in season opener against North Carolina Central (Nov. 10).

PREP/PERSONAL: Two-year letterwinner at Durango H.S. in Las Vegas, Nev.. ... Averaged 13 points, nine rebounds and three assists per game as a senior ... Also a four-year letterwinner and All-State volleyball player at Durango ... Born March January 11, 1998 ... Son of Michael and Sheila Diggins ... Has two siblings, Shawnique and Erica ... Cousin, Skylar Diggins, was a three-time All-American at Notre Dame and currently plays for the WNBA's Dallas Wings ... Intended major at UIC is business.